The perfect gift takes finesse and legwork to pull off. First, you have to come up with something your loved one wants, and then you have to find it. Sometimes, that dream gift proves difficult to track down in the real world. For booklovers, BookFinder.com, a search engine for rare books, provides a shortcut to personalized presents

I like the idea of getting something exclusive or rare. What's the best gift along those lines that you've ever received? Vintage cookbooks are amazing. You can find them at a used bookshop, AbeBooks, BookFinder, or even Amazon. There are so many cool ones out there. I love all those '70s American editions of old French books that are freaking amazing to look at, like Modern French Culinary Art by Henri-Paul Pellaprat, and The New International Confectioner by Wilfred Fance.

For pricing, Smalter turns to websites such as www.bookfinder.com, since it aggregates information from numerous other sites. Too many inexperienced people sell on sites like eBay and Amazon, and therefore search results on those sites may not be a reliable barometer of accurate pricing, according to Smalter. He said general-public sites like these also do nothing to screen sellers for accuracy or even basic ethics.

For students willing to put in the research, there are also many websites available that exist just to compare textbook prices like BookFinder. For the top results, it's best to use multiple comparison tools as some might have access to resources that the others do not.

The list of required textbooks for fall classes should be available, and now is a great time to compare costs. There are many choices when shopping, whether to buy new or used, rent or get an e-book, if available. Some of the popular online sites are chegg.com, amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com. There is even a website that helps you compare costs, bookfinder.com

Because many law schools have similar first-year curriculums, students may go outside of their own school to find discounted text books, but the books may not necessarily be the right version, says Rahman. "Make sure it's the right edition." She also encourages students to look online for cheaper books at sites such as BookFinder.com and lawbooksforless.com.

Used book sales also are often the only place to find popular works that are no longer in print, such as Norman Dixonis On the Psychology of Military Incompetence, which, according to the web site www.boofinder.com was the most searched for out-of-print book in 2014.

Thomasville Library will have a back-to-school book sale August 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On sale will be several old titles for ages baby to teen. Some of these titles list for up to $75 on bookfinder.com. These titles will sell separately from the regular 15-cent paperback and 25-cent hardcover books.

Don't spend that dime, go online: Amazon, Chegg, BookFinder.com, Valore Books, Rakuten.com, and Half.com are just a couple of website options with discounted book prices. Both rental and purchases take a week or two to arrive, so make sure you order in advance, to stay on track with your classes!

Several bookstores later, I still hadn't found the The Bees by Carol Ann Duffy. I knew the chances of finding her poetry on a bookshelf were slim (as she was Britain's newly established Poet Laureate), yet it was still disheartening to leave another bookstore, empty-handed. If I had known about BookFinder.com, I wouldn't have wasted my time driving to bookstores.

Because of the bicentennial of the lost summer, there have been a number of new books published on the subject. But if you just want some great educational entertainment to share with your children or grandchildren, try to find a copy of Ontario author Mary Jane Auch's children's book Frozen Summer. It was published about 10 years ago and is now out of print, but maybe eBay or Bookfinder can locate a copy for you.

Bibliotherapy. Pave the way for a discussion by first offering a book or movie that touches on the situation you suspect is troubling your child. You can search for subject-specific books in Bookfinder: When Kids Need Books, or on the internet..

To me, while the book was not written to be a vehicle of entertainment, it is a delightful introduction to the ways of our outports. You can still buy the book online. I have seen it for $4 a copy (plus a shipping charge). Check out BookFinder.com

On April 26, Bookfinder.com released its 13th annual report of the 100 most coveted out-of-print books in the United States. The online book price comparison tool uses extensi ve search data to compile the list, and 2015 revealed some surprises.

The findings from the 13th Annual BookFinder.com Report, which tabulates BookFinder.com's extensive search data to reveal the 100 most sought after out-of-print book titles in the US from the prior year.

The 13th annual BookFinder.com Report offers a list of the top 100 most searched for out-of-print book titles from the previous year. In this year's top 10: Madonna's "Sex," along with titles from Nora Roberts and Stephen King. One of the goals of the BookFinder.com report is to shine light onto books that were hiding behind the backlists, but still in demand. Here are the top 10 most sought after out-of-print books for 2015.

There are a lot of online bookstores that offer to buy your used books. It's a rather hit-or-miss situation because online bookstores don't buy every title, and how much they're willing to pay can vary greatly, depending on the market demand. An easy way to find the online bookseller that will offer you the best price is to use a website such as BookScouter.com or BookFinder.com.

We have for years used Arthur Stupka's Notes on the Birds of Great Smoky Mountains Park (University of Tennessee Press, 1963) for reliable information on earliest spring arrival and fall departure dates. (Unfortunately, this book is now out of print, but multiple used copies are often available via www.bookfinder.com. and similar Internet vendors).

This 2010 work of fiction is available in many public libraries. You can purchase a copy at your local bookstores. Or, you can buy the book through the usual online book sources that include, among others, www.abebooks.com, www.amazon.com, www.bookfinder.com

At a minimum, check at Half.com and Amazon.com in addition to your school bookstore and any nearby off-campus competitors.BookFinder.com, DirectTextbook.com, and TextbookPriceComparison.com can help you compare.

I recommend checking out the book's price range at BookFinder.com, which gathers listings from hundreds of private book dealers, as well as Powell's, Amazon, ABE and other online used book venders. Then hire an appraiser, which isn't cheap.

One of the most sought-after out-of-print children's books, according to Bookfinder.com, is available once again! The Pink Dress, a coming-of-age novel by Anne Alexander, has been a favorite of pre-teens and teens since it was first published in 1959.

Many of the above mentioned reference sources are available new from book and supply dealers advertising in Coin World, especially in the classified ad section. Amazon.com is another reliable source, particularly for out of print and/or used books. Bookfinder.com is another especially helpful on-line source of specialized books on virtually any subject.

It Only Comes Out at Night & Other Stories By Dennis Etchison This retrospective (sold out before publication; earlier collections are available from secondhand-book vendors like Amazon and Bookfinder.com) doesn't rely much on traditional monsters.

BOOKS are often forgotten in the digital revolution. Yet the demand remains and many out-of-print books have become collectors' items and very valuable. What are the most sought-after out-of-print books? Bookfinder.com has released its latest list. Pop singer Madonna's revered coffee table book Sex, published by Warner Books in 1992, tops the list as it has done since 2011.

At a four-year public college, students can expect to spend about $1,200 per year on books and materials according to the College Board. First of all, students don't need to buy all their books at the college bookstore. They can do an online search using the textbook's ISBN, which uniquely identifies it. They should visit such sites as Affordabook.com, Bigwords.com and BookFinder.com to find good deals.

Huge choices are devoted exclusively to I Love Lucy and the characters contained therein. Online, you can visit the usual book resources (e.g., www.abebooks.com, www.amazon.com, www.bookfinder.com). Type I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, The Ricardos, plus any additional references that come to mind. At easily affordable prices, you can order new books or used copies.

Barnes and Noble also has rankings which seem to be a better way to judge your sales numbers because, unlike Amazon, 95 percent of what B&N sells are actually books and ebooks. It is the same with online and brick-and-mortar independent bookstores. You may find better sales figures at BookFinder, Abe's Books, a local book shop or independent booksellers.

To present your brother with a first edition (preferably signed by the author), you have several options...Your next stop would be the usual book-shopping websites (e.g., www.abebooks.com, www.amazon.com, www.bookfinder.com). When you make inquiries, be sure to ask very specific questions.

Bookfinder.com, an online price comparison tool for books, releases an annual list of their most searched for out of print books. The 2014 list was just unveiled and it holds a few familiar names - and a few surprises as well. For years, Madonna's book Sex topped the list, however the queen was toppled from her crown this year by not just one, but two other titles.

BookFinder.com has issued its 12th annual list of the top 100 most searched for out-of-print books from the previous year. This year's list has seen changes from the previous year, most notably, the drop in position of Madonna's Sex, which dropped down two places down on the chart.

Military incompetence has lost wars and brought down empires. And now it's toppled the reign of Madonna. For the first time since 2010, the pop singer's soft-porn photo book Sex is not the No. 1 most searched-for out-of-print book in America.

Bookfinder.com released their list of the 100 most searched for out-of-print books in 2014 and for once there is some news: Norman Dixon's On the Psychology of Military Incompetence was in first place, followed by Jack Howell's The Lovely Reed: An Enthusiast's Guide to Building Bamboo Fly Rods, with Madonna's Sex dropping to third place.